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5 May 2013 – The one thing (Tim Hobson)

info@theupperroom.org.au (The Upper Room Sydney) — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:28:44 +0000

With all the many different things in our lives vying for our time and attention, Tim Hobson reminds us of the one thing that matters more than all the rest.

21 April 2013 – What’s in a name? (Michael Martin)

info@theupperroom.org.au (The Upper Room Sydney) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:07:04 +0000

Throughout the course of our lives we all take on various ‘names’ – either names others give us or names we give ourselves – that shape our sense of who we are and become our identity. But to what extent do these names align with the names that God has for each of us that [...]

7 April 2013 – On faith (Gerhard Schmidt)

info@theupperroom.org.au (The Upper Room Sydney) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:09:25 +0000

Gerhard Schmidt shares from his own life experience about the idea of faith as essentially journeying through life with God.

31 March 2013 – Resurrection: Three Gardens (Michael Martin)

info@theupperroom.org.au (The Upper Room Sydney) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:06:27 +0000

When the first Jesus followers began to preach ‘the gospel’, first and foremost they spoke about the fact that God had raised Jesus from the dead. Everything else hinged on this. The significance of the resurrection for us today is not just about some future hope. It’s about the possibility of living a resurrection life in [...]

17 March 2013 – What does Jesus ask of us? (Clive Dale)

info@theupperroom.org.au (The Upper Room Sydney) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:39:37 +0000

For this week’s gathering, Clive Dale went to the book of Matthew to survey all the things Jesus asks us to do in the pages of that gospel. He then paraphrased the words of Jesus and, with the help of a few others, presented them in the form of a reflective reading…

3 March 2013 – Follow Jesus (Mark Pedder)

info@theupperroom.org.au (The Upper Room Sydney) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:06:29 +0000

Mark Pedder keeping it straight and simple. “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent” (John 6:29)

17 February 2013 – Chris Falson @ The Upper Room

info@theupperroom.org.au (The Upper Room Sydney) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:36:07 +0000

Musician and songwriter Chris Falson shares some of his music and some reflections on his journey since moving from Sydney to Los Angeles 20 years ago.

3 February 2013 – Seeing (Marg Martin)

info@theupperroom.org.au (The Upper Room Sydney) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:18:35 +0000

Drawing from the field of psychology, Marg Martin talks about the inherent subjectivity of seeing and opens a conversation about the implications of this for how we ‘see’ God. Note: Some of this talk and some comments from the congregation were not directly recorded. We have tried to modify the recording in sections to preserve as [...]

20 January 2013 – Mind the gap (Michael Martin)

info@theupperroom.org.au (The Upper Room Sydney) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:17:27 +0000

In pursuing an ‘all-of-life’ spirituality, we need to be mindful of approaches to ‘church’ that can lead to a disconnect between God and our everyday lives. Link to the film BASIC Communion

16 December 2012 – The Scandals of Christmas (Andrew Baartz)

info@theupperroom.org.au (The Upper Room Sydney) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:18:15 +0000

Following a poem from Matt Wills, Andrew Baartz reflects on a few aspects of the Christmas story we might not have considered before.